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Harriet Smith

Harriet Smith

Nov 11, 2004

Harriet P. Smith, 90, of Wallingford, formerly of Windham, died Thursday Nov. 11, 2004 at the Masonic Healthcare Center. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Mary Louise (Stewart) Potter. She is survived by her husband, Gail L. Smith, 2 daughters, Patricia Morin of E.Dover, VT. and Kay R. Smith-Osyf of Windham; 3 sons, Gail N....

Gwendolyn A. Hayward

Gwendolyn A. Hayward

Nov 11, 2004

Gwendolyn A. Hayward, 89, of Jeffrey Rd., N. Windham, died Thursday Nov. 11, 2004 at her home. She was born March 5, 1915 in Mansfield the daughter of the late William E. and Adella (Chaffee) Hayward. She was a lifelong area resident and had been employed at UConn prior to her retirement in 1975. She is survived by her daughter...

Liola B. Young

Liola B. Young

Nov 10, 2004

Liola B. (Cormier) Young, 90, formerly of Prospect St. Willimantic, widow of Henry Young, died Wednesday Nov. 10, 2004 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham. She was born July 1, 1914 in Old Town , Maine the daughter of Ernest and Emelie (Fournier) Cormier. Liola had been employed by Rogers Corp. for over 20 years. She enjoyed bowling as...

Josephine Cardona

Josephine Cardona

Nov 6, 2004

Josephine (Jimenez) Cardona, 81, of Ash St. Willimantic, died Saturday Nov. 6, 2004 at the Hartford Hospital. She was born Aug. 27, 1923 in Puerto Rico the daughter of Eduardo Jimenez and Candalaria Garcia. On Sept. 6, 1942 she was married to Angel Jose Cardona who died in 1994. Josephine devoted her life to her family and friends. She is...

Carroll C. Crawford

Carroll C. Crawford

Nov 6, 2004

Carroll C. Crawford, of Woodstock and longtime resident of Hampton, passed away at Windham Hospital on Saturday Nov. 6, 2004 after a brief illness. Carroll was a longtime employee of Brand-Rex in Willimantic and Montrose Products of Auburn, MA. He was born in Hartford in 1926, son of Clifton and Catherine (Sokolowski) Crawford. He is survived by his loving wife...

Anna Christadore

Anna Christadore

Nov 5, 2004

Anna (Horan) Christadore, 66, of North Windham, wife of Eugene F. Christadore, died Friday Nov. 5, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born July 26, 1938 in Tupper Lake, N.Y. and has resided in the Willimantic area for most of her life. A number of years ago, Anna had been employed as a supervisor in the Billing Dept. of...

Menta Nowyckyj

Menta Nowyckyj

Nov 4, 2004

Menta Nowyckyj, 50, of Chaplin, wife of Bohdan "Buddy" Nowyckyj, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday Nov. 4, 2004 surrounded by her family after a short but courageous battle with cancer. For the last 20 years, she worked alongside her husband at General Cable in Willimantic. In addition to her husband "Buddy", she is survived by her daughter Roxanne...

Kenneth A. Duntz

Kenneth A. Duntz

Nov 1, 2004

Kenneth A. Duntz, 69, of Lebanon, husband of Beverly (Aspinall) Duntz, died Monday November 1, 2004 at W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. He was born December 3, 1934 in Copake, NY, the son of the late William and Berneice (Dunn) Duntz and had lived in Lebanon most of his life. In addition to his wife he is survived by 4...

Elizabeth M. Durnik

Elizabeth M. Durnik

Oct 31, 2004

Elizabeth M. Durnik, 82, of Franklin, widow of Alexander Durnik, passed away Sunday October 31, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born November 17, 1921 in Columbia and had lived in Franklin most of her life. She is survived by 3 children and their spouses, Kathy and Taras Tuczkewycz of Columbia, Dan and Anita Durnik of Lebanon, Marilyn and...

Sumner Maurice Cohen

Sumner Maurice Cohen

Oct 31, 2004

Sumner M. Cohen, 93, of Storrs, beloved husband of the late Helen (Weinstein) Cohen, died Sunday Oct. 31, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Sept. 10, 1911 in Malden, MA. the son of Samuel L. and Frances (Yarrin) Cohen. Mr. Cohen received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and zoology from the City College of New York. His first...

Aaron R Ezis

Aaron R Ezis

Oct 27, 2004

Aaron Rene Ezis, 37, of North Windham, died suddenly on Wednesday October 27, 2004. He was born in Windham February 11, 1967, the son of Nicole Ezis of Roque Bluffs, Maine and Arnis Ezis of Willimantic. He was a 1985 graduate of Windham High School and a 1989 graduate of The University of Connecticut. Aaron enjoyed a lifelong love of...

Phyllis Aspinall

Phyllis Aspinall

Oct 26, 2004

Lebanon: Phyllis Louise (Wilcox) Aspinall, widow of Gurdon A. Aspinall, of Trumbull Highway, passed away on Tues. Oct. 26, 2004 at Haven Health in Willimantic. Phyllis was born in Brighton, Mass. on June 12, 1917 and was the only child of the late Frederick and Hester Mary (Baker) Wilcox. She was a graduate of North Weymouth High School and Framingham...

George Edward Tucker

George Edward Tucker

Oct 26, 2004

George E. Tucker, 61, of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2004 with his wife and daughter at his bedside after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born March 20, 1943, he was a twin son of the late William E. Tucker and Mary (Bellows) Tucker Palmer. Ed, as he was known, grew up in Columbia and attended Horace W....

Robert Wirzbicki

Robert Wirzbicki

Oct 24, 2004

Robert Wirzbicki, 67, of Franklin, husband of Pauline (Gagnier) Wirzbicki, died Sunday October 24, 2004 at W. W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. He was born December 19, 1936 in Austin, Texas, the son of Louis and Florine (Pietrowski) Wirzbicki. He retired after 20 years of service in the U.S. Navy and was a Vietnam veteran. He also retired from Stop...

Marc R. Mastrangelo

Marc R. Mastrangelo

Oct 23, 2004

Marc R. Mastrangelo, 52, of Willimantic, died Saturday October 23, 2004 at the William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich with his family at his side. Marc was a classic car enthusiast who also enjoyed working on cars. He was employed as a taxi driver for many years in the area. Marc is survived by 3 sisters, Patricia Adamoski and her...

Dorothy Ann Marinelli

Dorothy Ann Marinelli

Oct 21, 2004

Dorothy Ann Marinelli, 84, of Mansfield, formerly of Coventry, widow of George R. Marinelli, died Thursday October 21, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born October 25, 1919 in Southington, the daughter of John and Mary (Cleary) Reynolds, grew up in Waterbury and had lived in Coventry for many years. She is survived by 4 children, Jacquelyn Walch of...

William J. Franklin

William J. Franklin

Oct 21, 2004

. William John Franklin, 64, of Columbia CT, husband of the late Ellen (Swartz) Franklin, died Thursday October 21,2004 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born on March 3, 1940 in Woonsocket RI to Leo and Rita Franklin. William was a US army veteran of the Korean War and a retired history teacher from Windham High School....

Paul E. Stake

Paul E. Stake

Oct 20, 2004

Paul Erik Stake, 60, the beloved husband of Debra Lee (Avery) Stake, died peacefully Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004 at the William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. Born in Grandy, Minnesota, January 15, 1944, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Frances (Erikson) Stake. A graduate of Cambridge High School, he earned college degrees in animal science, biochemistry and...

Rita M. Kearns

Rita M. Kearns

Oct 20, 2004

Rita M. Kearns ALFRED, Maine/NORTH WINDHAM - Rita M. (Bourgoin) Kearns, 85, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at Southern Maine Medical Hospital. She was born on November 8, 1918, the daughter of the late Joseph and Angelina Bourgoin. Rita worked for Brand Rex and Pratt & Whitney before retiring. Mrs. Kearns was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and...

Louis Brochu

Louis Brochu

Oct 19, 2004

Louis Brochu, 101, of Chaplin, husband of Rose (Breton) Brochu, died Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. He was born August 27, 1903 in Canada the son of Nere and Marie Brochu. He lived for many years in Willimantic where he owned and operated Louie Brochu Autobody. Following his retirement he and his wife enjoyed 40...

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